The Philosophy of Laughter and Humor (SUNY Series in Philosophy)

Part I. Traditional Theories Of Laughter And Humor Plato -- Aristotle -- Cicero -- Thomas Hobbes -- René Descartes -- Francis Hutcheson -- David Hartley -- Immanuel Kant -- Arthur Schopenhauer -- William Hazlitt -- Søren Kierkegaard -- George Santayana -- Herbert Spencer -- Sigmund Freud -- Henri Bergson -- Part Ii. Contemporary Theories Of Laughter And Humor -- A New Theory Of Laughter / John Morreall -- Humor And Incongruity / Michael Clark -- Laughter / Roger Scruton -- Humor And Aesthetic Enjoyment Of Incongruities / Mike W. Martin -- Part Iii. Amusement And Other Mental States -- Funny Ha-ha, Funny Strange, And Other Reactions To Incongruity / John Morreall -- Seven Reasons Why Amusement Is An Emotion / Robert Sharpe -- Humor And Emotion / John Morreall -- Part Iv. The Ethics Of Laughter And Humor -- When Is It Wrong To Laugh? / Ronald De Sousa -- The Complicity Of Humor : The Life And Death Of Sambo / Joseph Boskin. John Morreall, Editor. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 264-267. Cover Legal Page Contents Introduction I. Traditional Theories of Laughter and Humor 1. Plato (428-348 B.C) 2. Aristotle (348-322 B.C.) 3. Cicero (106-43 B.C.) 4. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) 5. Descartes (1596-1650) 6. Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) 7. David Hartley (1705-1757) 8. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) 9. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) 10. William Hazlitt (1778-1830) 11. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) 12. George Santayana (1863-1952) 13. Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) 14. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) 15. Henri Bergson (1859-1941) II. Contemporary Theories of Laughter and Humor 16. John Morreall 17. Michael Clark 18. Roger Scruton 19. Mike W. Martin III. Amusement and Other Mental States 20. John Morreall 21. Robert Sharpe 22. John Morreall IV. The Ethics of Laughter and Humor 23. Ronald de Sousa 24. Joseph Boskin Bibliography Index